{"id":117,"date":"2017-02-16T23:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T04:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/franklincounty\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2025-12-07T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:10:16","slug":"reconstructed-franklin-county-marriages-1807-1837","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/franklin\/reconstructed-franklin-county-marriages-1807-1837\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconstructed Franklin County Marriages, 1807-1837"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by Judy Henley Phillips<\/b><\/center>Our first marriage book for Franklin County begins January, 1838. There is no known marriage book prior to that date. For many years I have been compiling a reconstructed first marriage book for Franklin County – a spinoff from another project. As the cc for Franklin County, I decided to make my research available to those who visit my page.<\/p>\n

Some of these couples lived in the part of Franklin that became Coffee County in 1836. Please feel free to submit<\/a> additions or corrections for inclusion here. The requirements for a marriage to be included is that the marriage should have come from as reliable a source as possible. Please state the source<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

See below.<\/em> The submitter’s name will be given.<\/p>\n

SOURCES<\/b>
\n1) Ancestral File (LDS)
\n2) Assumed (lived FC before and after marriage)
\n3) Bible
\n4) Court Records
\n5) Genealogies (older)
\n6) IGI (LDS)
\n7) Military
\n8) Newspaper
\n9) Publications<\/p>\n

\n

Franklin County formed December, 1807. There were many inhabitants living here in the years\u00a0prior to the county formation. The following pre-1807 marriages likely occurred here. 1806\u00a0John WILKINSON to Eleanor “Nellie” MILLER 24 June 1806.<\/p>\n

1808<\/strong>
\nObediah BEAN to Barbara HEIFNER 1808.
\nAndrew PERRY to Jane CROCKETT 20 Sept. 1808.<\/p>\n

1809<\/strong>
\nJesse MCANALLY to Joanna __________ 17 Jan. 1809.
\nThomas DOUGAN to Hester KIMBROUGH 30 Mar. 1809.<\/p>\n

1810<\/strong>
\nPaul HERRIFORD to Sarah REED 16 Aug. 1810.<\/p>\n

1811<\/strong>
\nJames DUNWOODY to Jane GIVENS 11 Apr. 1811.
\nJohn R. GRAVES to Agness NOE 17 Sept. 1811.
\nJohn UPTON to Mary “Molly” JOURDAN 14 Oct. 1811. Performed by James CUNNINGHAM, J.P. on Elk River.
\nCorneilus STANFIELD to Martha JONES 17 Oct. 1811. Performed by Hayman BAILEY, M.G.<\/p>\n

1812<\/strong>
\nMartin FERRELL to Frances NICHOLS 1812.
\nCharles WOODS to Susan JENNINGS 19 Mar. 1812.
\nJohn HANDLEY to Nancy COWAN 26 Mar. 1812.
\nThomas ESTES to Cynthia _________ 1 July 1812, Richard CALLAWAY, J.P.
\nEdmond HODGES to Sarah MCCLAIN 29 July 1812, by John STURDIVANT, J.P.<\/p>\n

1814<\/strong>
\nSharpe DOUGAN to Mrs. Rebecca (______________) DICKEY [c1814].
\nWilliam SIMMONS to Sarah HAGOOD 1814.<\/p>\n

1815<\/strong>
\nIsaac ESTILL to Sallie EMBREY 1815.
\nThomas JAMES to Sarah CHILDERS 15 June 1815
\nJohn J. MCGOWAN to Mrs. Mary “Polly” (THOMPSON) FLOYD 1815.
\nAlfred PETTY to Mary TUBB 1815.
\nJohn SCHMIDT\/SMITH to Delaney STAMPS [c1815] by Rev. Billy WOODS.<\/p>\n

1816<\/strong>
\nBenjamin Franklin SELMAN to Sarah BEAN [c1816].
\nDavey CROCKETT to Mrs. Elizabeth (PATTON) PATTON 1816.
\nIsaac Shephard NELSON to Zelphia NORWOOD 22 Jan. 1816
\nBenjamin NEVILLE to Susan HEAROD 4 Feb. 1816.
\nLeroy D. BEAN to Jane MCQUEEN 10 Apr. 1816.
\nZachariah STAGGS to Hulda E. GOWEN 17 July 1816.
\nAnger PRICE to Nancy SHROPSHIRE 10 Sept. 1816.
\nElijah MCELROY to Catherine BURRIS 22 Nov. 1816.<\/p>\n

1817<\/strong>
\nJames CARDEN to Jane MORROW 7 Jan. 1817.
\nPeter WOODS, Jr. to Sarah Winslow DAVIDSON 26 Mar. 1817.
\nWilliam KING to Isabelle MANN Sept. 1817.<\/p>\n

1818<\/strong>
\nGreenville BARNETT to Eliza Adelaide GILLESPIE [c1818].
\nJohn HUTTON to Margaret McConnell DAVIDSON 1818.
\nJohn C. PRYOR to Ann E. BULLARD 1818.
\nWallace W. ESTILL to Mrs. Eleanor M. (THOMAS) CRABB 8 Jan. 1818, Winchester, TN.
\nThomas MCLAUGHLIN to Miss Sophia GILLASPIE 1818.
\nArchibald WOODS to Dorcas L. HENDERSON 30 Jan. 1818.<\/p>\n

1819<\/strong>
\nWiseman MOORE to Mrs. Keziah (HOLCOMB) BLAKELY [c1819].
\nRev. Robert BELL to Elizabeth HANDLEY 1819.
\nJames BLEDSOE to Elizabeth STREET 1819.
\nSamuel M. COWAN to Elizabeth CAPERTON 1819.
\nJohn RUSSEY to Lucinda WILLIS 17 Jan. 1819.
\nAmos NICHOLSON to Nancy GOOCHER Mar.1819, submitted by Lynn Sheppa.
\nBenjamin Spyker DECHERD to Julia HENDERSON 6 May 1819.
\nAllen BOX to Mary BOX 9 Dec. 1819, sol. by Squire James STOVALL, J.P.
\nJoseph FRANKLIN to Mahala GRIFFIN 22 Dec. 1819.<\/p>\n

1820<\/strong>
\nHosea REYNOLDS to Dorcas SELMAN [c1820].
\nMinyard GILLIAM to Martha “Mattie” HARRIS 1820.
\nD. Ed Westley SISK to Mary MONEY 1820.
\nWilliam GIBSON to Sarah HENDRICKS 20 Mar. 1820.
\nWilliam Henderson LUCAS to Griselda MCCALLISTER 23 Mar. 1820.
\nBenjamin ATKINS to Esther HOWARD 30 Mar. 1820.
\nJohn O. BOGGS to Mahalie RIPLEY 30 Mar. 1820.
\nJohn WHITEHEAD to Sarah WILSON Oct. 1820.
\nThomas WILSON to Miss TOWNSEND 16 Sept. 1820.
\nZachariah Haden MURRELL to Elizabeth PHILIPS 17 Oct. 1820.
\nWillis CHAMPION to Abigail DUNCAN 31 Oct. 1820.<\/p>\n

1821<\/strong>
\nChristopher A. BARBEE to Elizabeth HERRIN 1821, Winchester, TN.
\nWilliam CAMPBELL to Levina METHVIN 5 Aug. 1821, Salem, TN.
\nWarning\/William P. ROBERTSON\/ROBINSON to Frances Holmes CALLAWAY 9 Aug. 1821. Performed by Rev. Billy WOODS.
\nGeorge W. CARTER to Nancy HASTY 4 Oct. 1821.<\/p>\n

1822<\/strong>
\nRobert T. MITCHELL to Mary Winkfield SHROPSHIRE 1822.
\nCharles Joseph GILLASPIE to Miss Lilly Thomas CRABB 12 Jan. 1822. Lilly, dau. of Col. Ralph CRABB. Marriage performed by Rev. Ezra WITTER in Winchester. (Knoxville Register”)
\nWilliam W. LEA to Miss Eliza Augusta LEWIS, dau. of Col. Joel LEWIS, 12 Jan. 1822 Winchester. The marriage was performed by Rev. Ezra WITTER. (“Knoxville Register”) Submitted by J.T. Limbaugh.
\nJesse GOTCHER to Lucinda Annie PAYNE 22 Mar. 1822.
\nJohn PERKINS to Mrs. Frances (NICHOLS) FERRELL 16 Apr. 1822, by John CAMDEN, J.P.
\nJohn HARVEY to Mrs. Nancy (______________) HOUSTON, 1 Aug. 1822, by John “Jack” CAMDEN.
\nStephen M. GRISWOLD to Sarah PURDOM 30 Oct. 1822.
\nJames BOX to Jane MCELROY 22 Nov. 1822.
\nJohn M. KAVANAUGH to Samira S. WOODS 10 Dec. 1822.<\/p>\n

1823<\/strong>
\nAllen GIPSON to [Sarah?] Anna LONG [c1823].
\nAlfred HENDERSON to Sarah QUISENBERRY 3 July 1823.<\/p>\n

1824<\/strong>
\nDaniel NORMAN to Eleanor GRIGGS 1 Jan. 1824.
\nHarmon STRICKLAND to Nancy MCBRIDE 4 Jan. 1824.
\nJoseph GRAVES to Elizabeth BRAZIER 15 Jan. 1824.
\nHenry A. GARVIN to Eveline S. HAWS 10 June 1824.<\/p>\n

1825<\/strong>
\nJohn Baxter HAWKINS to Jane “Jenny” MILLER Mar. 1825.
\nJames POE to Mary BAGGETT 12 July 1825.
\nHezekiah FARIS to Matilda Steven ROBERTS 12 April, 1825.
\nThomas WAKEFIELD, Sr. to Jemima GRIFFIN 19 Sept. 1825.
\nLouisiana TAUL to Jacob Tipton BRADFORD 17 Nov. 1825.<\/p>\n

1826<\/strong>
\nMalachi SIMPSON to Mary “Poly” ATKINS [c1826].
\nJoseph G. GENTRY to Mrs. Mary (MARSH) ROACH 1826.
\nGranville H. HOGAN to Salina A. Narcissa HARVEY 24 Aug. 1826.
\nJohn SHOOK to Mary KEITH 7 Sept. 1826.
\nTillman SMITH to Elizabeth SANDERS 9 Sept. 1826.
\nZachariah Haden MURRELL to Phoebe E. WHITE 19 Sept. 1826.
\nBenjamin NEVILLE to Mary Elizabeth STILES 23 Nov. 1826.
\nJames PHILIPS to Winnifred MCELROY 18 Dec. 1826.<\/p>\n

1827<\/strong>
\nIsaac KUYKENDALL to Asenath FARRIS 12 Jan. 1827.
\nAndrew C. PARKS to Sarah FRANKLIN 11 Feb. 1827.
\nGreen B. KITCHENS to Sarah M. BRAZIER 28 Feb. 1827.
\nThomas Paine TAUL to Caroline Patton ANDERSON 7 Mar. 1827.
\nOliver J. LINDSEY to Sarah M. CLARK 22 Mar. 1827.
\nBenjamin Jones JACOWAY to Margaret WILKINSON 12 Aug. 1827.
\nJohn Fitzpatrick ANDERSON to Mary HENDRICKS 23 Aug. 1827.
\nRev. James CAMPBELL to Malinda C. ROBINSON Nov. 1827.
\nWilliam KNOX to Anne Octavia LEWIS 7 Nov. 1827.
\nPeter Spyker DECHERD to Frances Henrietta HOLDER 26 Nov. 1827.<\/p>\n

1828<\/strong>
\nDaniel NORMAN to Polly HUTTON 1 Jan. 1828.
\nSamuel BAKER to Sarah A. BAIN\/BANE [possible maiden name WILEMAN] by James B. STOVALL, J.P.
\nRev. Reuben BURROW to Mrs. Elizabeth (WEAR) BELL 1828, near Salem, TN.
\nWillis SELMAN to Ann EMBREY 1828.
\nElisha GUNN to Mary Ann Elizabeth GUNN 1828.
\nJohn SIMMONS to Nancy HUDNALL 15 Feb. 1828.
\nGeorge W. THOMPSON to Charlotte SMITH 16 Sept. 1828.
\nAbijah Allen SIMPSON to Mary “Polly” JACKSON 23 Sept. 1828.
\nJames G. MOORE to Rebecca WEBB 7 Oct. 1828.
\nRice Wilson SIMPSON to Rebecca H. LASATER 7 Oct. 1828.
\nWilliam Lyle HANNAH to Elizabeth BRAZELTON 28 Oct. 1828.
\nDr. Elisha SIMS to Elizabeth T. RAWLINS 11 Nov. 1828.
\nWilliam Claiborne HANNAH to Susan KEITH 25 Dec. 1828.<\/p>\n

1829<\/strong>
\nWilliam Allen STRAMLER to Rachel COVEY 3 Feb. 1829.
\nJames Wallace GOSA to Elizabeth Ann YOUNG 6 Apr. 1829.
\nDavid DECHERD to Elizabeth Callaway PATRICK 5 May 1829, Salem, TN.
\nRichard Charles ARNETT to Martha WOODS 12 Nov. 1829.
\nJoseph H. BRADFORD to Maria Catherine SPYKER 25 Nov. 1829, Pleasant Retreat near Winchester.<\/p>\n

1830<\/strong>
\nBenjamin Franklin GIBSON to Permelia CAPERTON [c1830].
\nWilliam BENNETT to Lucretia RUNNELLS 1830.
\nAmazon KING to Masey HAWS Mar. 1830.
\nEzachariah MITCHELL to Lucy WEAVER 1830.
\nJames RUSSEY, Sr. to Nancy SCOTT 18 Jan. 1830.Wallis ESTILL, M.D. bondsman
\nDaniel MCLEMORE to Elizabeth “Betsy” KELLY 4 Feb. 1830.
\nJames W. YOUNG to Isabella TRIGG 11 Mar. 1830, Salem, TN.
\nArchibald WOODS to Sallie G. CAPERTON 15 June 1830.
\nThomas BYROM to Agness FARISS 1 July 1830.
\nJames W. ROBINSON to Susan FARRIS 22 July 1830.
\nJohn Philip HOWARD to Sarah Qualls\/Quarles GILLILAND 22 July 1830.
\nAlanson ROE\/ROWE to Elizabeth M. PETTY 28 July 1830.
\nRolla P. RAINES to Elizabeth B. EANES 3 Aug. 1830.
\nJohn C. LIPSCOMB to Sarah Ann “Sallie” MILLER 25 Aug. 1830.
\nJames A. WILKINSON to Agatha Ann WILLIS 2 Dec. 1830.
\nWilliam Gilbert SIMPSON to Nancy BROWN 9 Dec. 1830.
\nEverett HORTON to Telitha J. HORTON 14 Dec. 1830.
\nDavid GIBSON to Elizabeth GARNER 30 Dec. 1830.<\/p>\n

1831<\/strong>
\nJesse CORN to Mrs. Margaret (THOMPSON) RAWLINS [c1831].
\nJohn F. GRAHAM to Mrs. Nancy Ann (____________) BOSTICK 1831.
\nJohn MASON to Nancy KEITH 10 Feb. 1831.
\nAllen YOUNG to Blanche ORSBORN [OSBORNE} 21 July 1831.
\nJohn P. CRITTENDEN to Martha R. TRIPPLIN 11 Sept. 1831, Salem, TN.<\/p>\n

1832<\/strong>
\nJohn MATLOCK to Eliza WILLIAMS 1832, Salem, TN.
\nR.P. ROBINSON to Sarah Ann BALL 1832
\nThomas J. WILLIAMS to Margaret Ann HILL 1832.
\nGeorge S. MILLER to America Ann HILL 17 Jan. 1832.
\nThomas Harris WOODS to Appoline Shelton MILLER 28 Feb. 1832.
\nAlexander WILLIS to Delany DENNISON 12 June 1832.
\nThomas HOLLAND to Mrs. Sarah Winslow (DAVIDSON) WOODS 12 July 1832.
\nGeorge SIMMONS to Mary A. FANCY 9 Oct. 1832.
\nPresly GEORGE to Sarah MOORE 25 Oct. 1832.
\nSamuel J. KENNERLY to Helen TAYLOR 13 Dec. 1832.
\nThomas N. HOLT to Rhoda ROBINSON 20 Dec. 1832.<\/p>\n

1833<\/strong>
\nJohn BEASLEY to Loucinda CRAIN 16 Jan. 1833
\nWilliam FORRESTER to Narcissa VANZANT [c1833].
\nJohn Milton COPENHEIFER to Louisa WILLIAMS 1833.
\nJoab NEAL to Elizabeth ______________ 1833.
\nJohn WITT to Ara T. MCNEIL 3 Jan. 1833, Winchester, TN
\nWilliam Cook HAMMAN to Eleanor ROWE 24 Jan. 1833, Winchester, TN.
\nHenry CUNNINGHAM to Nancy CARGILE 18 Apr. 1833.
\nSquire Brooks HAWKINS to Elinor MILLER 22 May 1833.
\nWilliam DUROSSETT to Margaret PARSLEY June 1833. By Meredith KITCHENS, J.P. [sic CATCHINS]
\nJohn D. MATLOCK to Eliza Vail WILLIAMS 7 July 1833.
\nJames W. ROBINSON to Nancy MARTIN 7 July 1833.
\nWilliam P. CRAIG to Martha V. ALEXANDER 22 Aug. 1833.
\nSamuel HUDSPETH to Eleanor BROWNING 17 Sept. 1833.
\nIsaac VANZANDT to Fanny C. LIPSCOMB 18 Dec. 1833.<\/p>\n

1834<\/strong>
\nWilson Liberty HUDSON to Euphana R. “Effie” MATHIS [c1834].
\nDabney M. LIPSCOMB to Lucy Ann WOODS 1834.
\nGranville ARNETT to Nancy HATCHETT Feb. 1834.
\nWilliam A. CALDWELL to Eleanor FOSTER 3 Apr. 1834.
\nWilliam H. BERRY to Clarissa J. LANDERS 7 Aug. 1834.
\nMitchell HOLDER to Nancy W. FRANCIS 4 Sept. 1834.
\nJames H. MOSELEY to Miss Ann F. “Molly” IKARD 15 Oct. 1834.
\nJames R. HOBBS to Jane ESTILL 16 Dec. 1834.
\nWilliam SKIDMORE to Sarah KEITH 24 Dec. 1834.
\nJoseph Loch BAKER to Lucinda MARTIN 30 Dec. 1834.<\/p>\n

1835<\/strong>
\nElihu BURK to Priscilla HAYNES 1835.
\nBenjamin F. JENKINS to Eliza JOHNSON 1835.
\nWade Hampton BROWN to Elizabeth AWALT 11 Jan. 1835.
\nWilliam DONALDSON to Ellen MORRIS 21 Mar. 1835.
\nJames A. SNOWDEN to Sarah Sophia HOLDER 24 Mar. 1835.
\nDavid C. GIBSON to Miss Jane GRIFFIN 23 Apr. 1835.
\nCaleb H. JONES to Eliza M. HUMBE 24 May 1835.
\nCampbell HENLEY to Malinda THOMPSON 2 July 1835.
\nReuben RIGGS to Elizabeth Caroline GRAVES 30 July 1835.
\nHenry MODENA to Lucy Ann Elizabeth DUNCAN 3 Sept. 1835, by A.J. STEELE, M.G.
\nJames MATLOCK to Helene GRAY 13 Oct. 1835.
\nIsaac Miller WILKINSON to Mary Lucinda WILLIS 12 Nov. 1835.
\nArthur L. CAMPBELL to Virginia YOUNG 24 Nov. 1835.
\nWalter D. SWANN to Nancy WILDER 22 Dec. 1835.
\nJohn Adlad CORN to Sarah MOORE 27 Dec. 1835.
\nHilliard PETTY to Hannah WOODS 29 Dec. 1835.<\/p>\n

1836<\/strong>
\nJohn Bird BRANNAN to Permelia OWENS 1836, Hockersville (Alto), TN.
\nFrederick F. GIBSON to Sarah GILLIAM 10 May 1836, Sol. by Miniard GILLIAM.
\nMichael WILLIAMS to Eliza Jane JONES 1 Oct. 1836.
\nWilliam Asbury HUDSON to Louise Marie Bizerah HILL 1 Dec. 1836.
\nJohn L. ROBBINS to Sarah Ann HUDSON 23 Dec. 1836.<\/p>\n

1837<\/strong>
\nMilton IKARD to Isabella TUBB 1837.
\nJames LONG to Lucinda LINVILLE 19 Jan. 1837.
\nThomas Moore PRYOR to Nancy DARDIS 9 Feb. 1837.
\nJames Cowan HANDLEY to Cynthia Ann SHOOK 25 May 1837.
\nCoatsworth Pinckney HERNDON to Mahala Hall TURNER 8 June 1837.
\nJohn Washington CORN to Eliza MCCUTCHEON 16 June 1837.
\nJohn Palmer WEDDINGTON to Clementine SIMMONS 26 Oct. 1837<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Compiled by Judy Henley PhillipsOur first marriage book for Franklin County begins January, 1838. There is no known marriage book prior to that date. For many years I have been compiling a reconstructed first marriage book for Franklin County – a spinoff from another project. As the cc for Franklin County, I decided to make my research available to those who visit my page. Some of these couples lived in the part of Franklin that became Coffee County in 1836….<\/p>\n

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